Sidney Kibrick


Sidney Henry Kibrick is an American former child actor, most notable for appearing in the Hal Roach short subjects series Our Gang. He attended Mount Vernon Junior High. Kibrick made a brief non-dialogue appearance as an extra in the feature film Dead End, observed as one of three or so children huddled together during one of the river dock scenes. He made his uncredited film debut in 1933's ""Out all Night", and after a few more uncredited roles was cast in 1935 in Our Gang, from 1937 to 1939, in that series he portrayed "Woim", the sidekick of the neighborhood bully "Butch", played by Tommy Bond. He was the brother of Leonard Kibrick, who himself played an Our Gang bully.
He later worked as a real estate developer after leaving show business in the 1940s. He kept in touch with Our Gang members at reunions, some of which he used to host. In 1991, he acknowledged that he had avoided the tragic lives that former child actors often ended up having as adults. In July 2017, he was reported as one of the few surviving cast members of the original Our Gang series.

Filmography

YearTitleRole
1933Out All NightLitte Boy
1933The Kid's Last Fight Thug
1933The BoweryLittle boy on pier eating sandwich
1933Ailex Oop! Boy watching Buster
1934Tomorrow's YouthBoy waiting to play Baseball
1935Anniversary Trouble As Our Gang
1935Beginner's Luck Our Gang Member
1935Little Papa Our Gang Member
1935Little Sinner Our Gang Member
1935Our Gang Follies of 1936 Our Gang Member
1935Babes in Hollywood Boy
1936The Pinch Singer Our Gang Member,
1936The Peppery Salt Boy
1936Bored of Education Student
1936Two Too Young Student
1936Pay As You Exit Audience Member
1937Reunion in Rhythm Our Gang Member
1937The Great O'MalleyStreet Kid
1937Glove Taps Woim
1937Hearts Are Thumps Woim
1937Rushin' Ballet Woim
1937Dead EndBoy
1937Fishy Tales Woim
1937The Pigskin Palooka Woim
1937Nothing SacredBoy Chorister with Squirrel
1938Rawtide Boy playing Baseball
1938Came the Brawn Woim
1938The Little Ranger Woim
1938Party Fever Woim
1938Just Around the CornerGang Member
1938Football Romeo The Woim
1938Practical Jokers Woim
1939Jesse JamesBoy
1939Duel Personalities Woim
1939Cousin Wilbur Woim
1939Baby Daze Neighbor, Boy wearing a Fedora
1939The Jones Family in HollywoodYoung Boy
1939Dog Daze Woim
1939Auto Antics Woim
1939Captain Spanky's Show Boat Woim
1939Time Out for Lessons Football Player
1940Music in My HeartBoy
1940Pier 13Boy Catcher
1940Spring ParadeBoy
1940Little ManYoung Danny
1942The Man Who Returned to LifeNewsboy
1942Flight LieutenantPudgy
1943Keep 'Em SluggingKid at Meeting